The 2021–22 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Governors, led by first-year head coach Nate James, play their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
This season marks the end of two eras for Austin Peay sports.
After this season, the Governors will leave the OVC, their home since 1962, to join the ASUN Conference.
The season will also be the Governors' last at the Dunn Center, with the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville set to open for the 2022–23 season.
Previous season
The Governors finished the 2020–21 season 14–13, 10–10 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
In the OVC Tournament, they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.
On March 28, 2021, it was announced that head coach Matt Figger had resigned in order to take the head coaching position at Texas–Rio Grande Valley.
On April 2, the school announced that Duke assistant coach Nate James had been named the team's new head coach.
Roster
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
|- !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
|- !colspan=12 style=| Ohio Valley regular season
|- !colspan=9 style=| Ohio Valley Tournament
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